St. Louis Public Radio

Preceding a data center summit in Jefferson City, roughly 100 Missourians gathered on Wednesday to rally against the development and construction of the centers across the state.

The summit, labeled as an education event, was limited to members of the Missouri Association of Counties, Missouri Municipal League and the Missouri School Boards’ Association. Vendors, corporate partners and the public were not allowed to participate, which angered opponents of the centers.

“Even though the people who live, work, and farm at the front lines of these industrial invasions have the most at stake,” said Olivia Stockman with the Missouri Rural Crisis Center.

Full story: https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-06-17/missouri-local-government-data-center-summit-protest

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